High Point relaunched for collective sale at $550 mil
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – High Point had formerly launched for cumulative sale in October 2021, additionally at an overview cost of $550 million. On Dec 9, 2021, Shun Tak introduced it had won the bid for $556.688 million or $2,626 psf ppr. However, just a fortnight later on, Shun Tak revoked the offer, waiving its $1 million tender deposit. Building viewers attributed Shun Tak’s withdrawal from the offer to the building cooling down steps announced on Dec 16, 2021.
Jeremy Lake, handling supervisor, financial investment sales & capital markets at Savills, thinks the time is now ripe to relaunch the residential or commercial property for cumulative sale. “A few developers have been keeping track of High Point with us over the last couple of weeks and we really feel that it is prompt to relaunch the public tender now to provide developers enough time to review the chance,” he states in a March 21 declaration.
According to the professional, the overview price exercises to $2,508 psf per story ratio (psf ppr) after considering the 7% reward gross floor location (GFA) for balconies. The rate thinks about the $18.8 million development charge for the porches.
Prior to its collective sale launch last October, High Point had actually previously been released to buy in January 2019, likewise at an asking price of $550 million. Its very first cumulative sale effort remained in 2007, though that was aborted as it fell short to safeguard the requisite 80% agreement.
Under the URA Master Plan 2019, the spot has an allowable gross story ratio of 2.8 and height control of approximately 36 floors. The URA advancement baseline is approximately 213,383 sq ft with a story proportion of 4.48. The place is exempt to a pre-application usefulness research study on traffic impact.
According to Savills, the location can be redeveloped right into a high-end tower with 98 units at an ordinary size of around 2,153 sq ft each.
High Point remains on a 47,606 sq ft residential location. Completed in 1974, the existing advancement has 22 storeys with a complete GFA of 211,976 sq ft based upon a plot proportion of 4.45.
“High Point represents a really distinct possibility for programmers to develop a legendary ultra-luxurious advancement befitting the property’s area exceptional attributes,” states Galven Tan, Savills’ deputy managing supervisor, financial investment sales & resources markets.
The launch marks High Point’s fourth effort at a cumulative sale, as well as also comes nearly three months after Hong Kong-listed Shun Tak Holdings aborted its purchase of High Point following the last cumulative sale effort.
Nevertheless, the tender closing day has yet to be established. Lake claims this will only be done when confirmed interest has been received from at least one developer. “This is somewhat comparable to the URA Reserve Listing method to selling locations,” he remarks.
High Point, a freehold condo block at 30 Mount Elizabeth, has actually been launched for public tender at an overview cost of $550 million. Savills has been designated as the advertising agent.
Located in the Orchard Road house, the location is a seven-minute walk away from Orchard Road MRT Terminal.
